Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A basis is a reference frame that varies along a strand, consisting of the local tangent, normal, and binormal. Part of a 10-lesson workshop for aspiring technical artists. Expand this description for download links and more.

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Strands Basis
00:57 - Normal, Tangent, Binormal
01:27 - Update Strands Basis
01:37 - External node usage, troubleshooting
02:32 - Erase property
03:07 - Strands basis to orientation
05:02 - Strand Displacement using Basis

Download the scenes, compounds, slides, lesson plans and other files to follow along or adapt for your own curriculum: areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/bifrost_bootcamp_lesson_3_files.zip

Download Valhallen's Helpers: github.com/unkaval/VHH